Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-07-21
LINEN DRESS GOODS.

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LINEN DRESS GOODS.
Tho Unusual Variety OF Elegant Fabrics
Offered This Season.
Linen dress fabrics, cool and fresh
for summer wear. are unusually plenti-
full in their variety of design and
color. and not the least of their desira-
bic qualities is that they are in fast
colors and will stand washing admira-
bly,.
Among the newest goods in this line
are the linen ginghams. having much
the same appearance in the plain piece
as the cotton ginghams, but much
lighter and smoother. and possessing
the glossiness peculiar to linen; and
the pOngee linens. that so closely re-
semble the fabric for which they are
named as to be at short distance
hardly distinguishable from it The
fabric is cotton and linen. twenty
seven inches wide, and costs from
thirty-five to forty cents per yard ac-
cording to quality. The plain linen
ginghams in solid cOlors are all linen.
and in twenty-fonr inch goods cost
thirty cents yard The colors shown
are blue, in light and dark shades.
LACK, if black may be styled color.
brown and pink. The latter color,
besides being very popular tint. is
charming for morninS-dresses in June,
when it contrasts SO prettily with sur
rounding greenery.
Combinations are also possible. not
only of color but of material, the same
material in damassc effects being in
matching shades with the plain goods.
These damasse linen ginghams are
twenty-four inches in width, and cost
forty cents per yard.
Lsnen ginghams. in checks ranging
in size from pin-head to one-eighth
of an inch square, are very popular,
but are seldom or never made up in
combinations. the fancy being for the
complete suit or costume Of the
checked goods. These come with
white in alienation with blue, pink,
brown and black. the latter affor,ling a
seasonable mourning fabric, although
not necessarily confined to that pur-
pose. They are also in broken plaids
in the same combinations Of cOlors.
These cost thirty cents yard. and are
twenty-four inches wide.
More dressy than these are the linen
grenadines in light blue, pink old
gold, tan, ecru and natural flax cOlOrs.
displaying the same open meshes in
latticed designs as silk grenadines.
and also floral figures interviewer in
broeade.l effects. These, grenadines
are made up in combination with a
matching color of the plain linen gins-
hams, mentioned above. The figured
grenadines are twenty-six inches wide.
and may be had in any Of the named
cOlOrs at thirty-five centsa yard.
But the most charming of all these
delightful linen fabrics are the new
patterns of linen lawns. Thin and
sheer rs organdie. but more firm. the
fabric leaves nothing to be desired in
view Of GOODNESS and comfort; while |
the designs represent exquisite branch
ing sprays Of dainty eOlOrings. irrcgu-
larry disposed on the scmi-transparent
surface. Sprays in patterns of grasses,
berries and leaves on white chintz coll |
orings in floral designs, pale tea-roses
and green leaves on ivory lawn. and |
peach-tintcd buds and blossoms in |
chine effects are some of the lovely de-
signs. The favorite heliotrope tint is
also seen. in thickly clustered sprays Of
bloom on white. well covering the sur !
face. or scattered 1t irregular distances.
These artistic productions have none |
Of the set. decided effects which char
acterize the patterns of the staple linen |
lawns. but all show detached sprays or
clusters on ivory. pink. white and !
cream-tinted lawn, which sells at forty !
cents a yard. and measures twenty
four inches in width. Staple linen |
lawns, in white, with set geometrical |
figures or regularly disposed designs,
are the same width. and cost thirty |!
cents yard For mourning there are |
plain black lawns, black-figured white |
lawns and white-6gured black sur
faces, 80 that every depth and shade of |
mourning may Be attained in these |
materials. They cost forty cents per
yard. White lawn is always in demand.
and supplies . want no other goods
can ever satisfactorily fl-Demossst's
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